Assemble Four-Patch Units

1. Sew together four assorted medium to dark print 1-1/2" squares in pairs (Diagram 1). Press seams in opposite directions. Join pairs to make a Four-Patch unit. Press seam in one direction. The Four-Patch unit should be 2-1/2" square including seam allowances.

3. Align a second marked assorted print square with remaining end of Step 2 rectangle. Stitch, trim, and press as before to make a small Flying Geese unit (Diagram 2). The unit should be 2-1/2x1-1/2" including seam allowances.

Assemble Center Block

1. Referring to Diagram 3, lay out a Four-Patch unit, two small Flying Geese units, and a white shirting 1-1/2" square in two rows. Sew together pieces in each row. Press seams away from small Flying Geese units. Join rows to make a corner unit. Press seam in one direction. The corner unit should be 3-1/2" square including seam allowances. Repeat to make four corner units total.

Assemble Large Flying Geese Units

1. Use a pencil to mark a diagonal line on wrong sides of 24 white shirting 2-1/2" squares.

2. Referring to Assemble Small Flying Geese Units, steps 2 and 3, use two marked white shirting 2-1/2" squares and one medium or dark print 2-1/2x4-1/2" rectangle to make a large Flying Geese unit. The unit should be 4-1/2x2-1/2" including seam allowances. Repeat to make 12 large Flying Geese units total.

Assemble Quilt Center

1. Referring to Quilt Assembly Diagram, join two white shirting 2-1/2" squares and one large Flying Geese unit to make a short inner background strip. Press seams toward squares. Repeat to make four short inner background strips total.

2. Sew white shirting 2-1/2" squares to ends of two short inner background strips to make two long inner background strips. Press seams away from squares just added.

4. Referring to Quilt Assembly Diagram, sew together two large Flying Geese units and one medium or dark print 2-1/2x4-1/2" rectangle to make a short outer background strip. Press seams toward rectangle. Repeat to make four short outer background strips total.

5. Sew assorted medium and dark print 2-1/2" squares to ends of two short outer background strips to make two long outer background strips. Press seams away from squares just added.